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Openwaterpedia
Openwaterpedia is the Wikipedia for the open water swimming world
Contents
Definition
Openwaterpedia is a unique, comprehensive, multilingual online reference and research tool for the endurance sports, triathlon and aquatic community. Its 75,575 pages of content are useful for research, reference and enhancing one's knowledge and appreciation of the sport with the following entries as of September 2021:
- 21,441 entries for People
- 3,427 entries for Terms
- 3,628 entries for Places
- 1,968 entries for Products
- 467 entries for Pilots
- 1,097 entries for Services
- 1,680 entries for Coaches
- 792 entries for Records
- 5,450 entries for Events
- 3,121 for Groups/Sites Groups/Sites
Content & Scale
There are currently 35,596 different entries that have been edited 570,939 times and viewed 30,575,647 times as of September 2021.
- Specific challenges (e.g., Oceans Seven)
- Words, terms, phrases and definitions used in the sport (e.g., feeding sticks)
- Locations and venues where open water swimming is done (e.g., Waikiki Beach)
- Open water swimming events (e.g., Midmar Mile)
- Notable and professional open water swimmers (e.g., Captain Matthew Webb)
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductees (e.g., Dr. Harry Huffaker)
- Channel swimmers and marathon swimmers of all ages, abilities and countries (e.g., Penny Palfrey).
- Equipment, tools, devices and methodologies (e.g., GPS)
- Ecoswims and Charity swims (e.g., Swim Across America)
- World marathon swimming records (i.e., over 10 km in distance)
- World open water swimming records (i.e., under 10 km in distance)
- Sponsors of open water swimmers or events (e.g., Cadiz)
- Manufacturers of open water swimming equipment (e.g., FINIS)
- Vendors to the open water swimming community (e.g., SwimTrek)
- Open water swimming and triathlon coaches (e.g., Gerry Rodrigues)
- Governing bodies (e.g., Channel Swimming Association)
- Major anniversary dates (e.g., 1875, when English Channel was first crossed)
- Websites (e.g., Flowers Sea Swim)
- Escort pilots and administrators (e.g., Michael Oram)
- Members of the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
- Members of the Half Century Clubs
- Names and biographies of any open water swimmer and triathlete of any age, ability, background and country
- Open water swimming Facebook Groups, online forums, Google Groups and teams (e.g., Night Train Swimmers)
- Open water swimming YouTube and Vimeo video links
- open water swimming photographers like Tomer Anvi of Israel
Purpose
- Swimmers, coaches, reporters, administrators, observers, pilots, officials and fans can look up, learn, input and edit all kinds of open water swimming information.
- Interested individuals can
(1) learn the most commonly used terms, definitions, words, places and things used in the world of open water swimming
(2) add and modify information on the Who's Who of open water swimming and up-and-comers, including themselves
(3) research who are the professional marathon swimmers of modern times and who was in the sport back in previous centuries
(4) add the names of people who join the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, the Half Century Clubs, the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and those who crossed the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
(5) learn the details of the thousands of open water races, events, camps and clinics around the world
Origin
Conceived, created and currently managed by Steven Munatones of the World Open Water Swimming Association in 2009.
How to Add information
Swimmers, triathletes, coaches, pilots, officials, referees, paddlers, kayakers, pilots, lifeguards, writers, journalists, doctors and volunteers can add themselves to Openwaterpedia as well as events, products, places, services, records and groups.
Click HERE to access the template for you to add your open water events.
